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INTRODUCTION. 

It is an indisputable fact that no animal is so much im- 
proved by training as man— none stands such long and severe 
preparation with advantage— and none displays the difference 
between condition and its absence in so great a degree. But 
it is not only that man may be enabled to do certain feats of 
activity and strength that training is desirable, but that he 
may do them with pleasure to himself, and even with advan- 
tage to his general health ; and this marks the grand prin- 
ciple which every man who values his health should certainly 
keep in view, namely, that no one should attempt to compete 
in any contest requiring agility or strength unless he has 
had such a preparation as shall enable him to perform his 
task without feeling any ill effects from it. For instance the 
man in condition can row through a race of three or four 
miles in which his whole powers are taxed to their very 
utmost, and shall, at the end of it, bo almost blind from the 
exertion he has made; and yet before he gets out of the boat 
he is " all right," and could go through the same in half an 
hour without injury— whilst the man out of condition lies 
nearly fainting, or perhaps quite insensible, for many minutes 
or even still longer, and is only revived by stimuli to an extent 
which will not allow any further liberty to be taken with his 
naturally strong constitution. Pluck will do much in place of 
condition, but numberless are the instances of ruined health 
from the excessive draughts which have been made upon this 
valuable quality, whilst a little care and abstinence would 
have prevented any such irreparable misfortune. Te enable 
a man who is ot sound constitution— but, from mismanage- 
ment, out of health— to restore himself to such a state as will 
allow him to go into training without mischief, is rather a 
difficult task in most cases, because it not only requires some 
skill to know what to do, but also great self-command to 
avoid that which ought not to be done. In the vast 
majority of instances the health has been impaired by excess 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 7 

of some kind (and in many by every variety of excess which 
human ingenuity can invent). There are two kinds of excess 
which are the most likely to produce such a state as I am sup- 
posing—namely, excess in eating, drinking, etc., and excess in 
literary or other sedentary pursuits. Either will for a time 
entirely upset the powers of the stomach, and in fact of the 
whole system, and each will require very different treatment in 
order to restore those powers. These conditions will also vary 
very much according to the rank in life, habits and natural 
constitution of the individual. For instance, a wealthy young 
man, having been generously brought up, goes to the univer- 
sity and indulges to excess in wine, smoking, etc. For a time 
his naturally strong constitution enables him to withstand the 
attacks of the poisonous doses of wine and tobacco which he is 
taking, but soon his appetite for solid food ceases, his eyes 
become red, his sleep is restless and unrefreshing. Now. if in 
such a state as this an attempt is made to go suddenly into 
training the consequence is that the stomach refuses to do its 
duty, and the prescribed work cannot be performed from 
giddiness, faintness, sickness or headache. By a little care 
and time, however, this state of things can be remedied. But 
suppose the case of a young man in a lower rank, who has 
been brought up on a spare and rigidly abstemious fare, and 
who from circumstances is suddenly allowed to indulge in all 
the temptations of the saloon- he has no other resource ; no 
riding or tennis to take up his attention ; no lectures to attend, 
and the consequence is that the beer and tobacco commence 
the day, and the tobacco and spirits wind it up, Such a man 
suddenly finds all his energies going, his mind dull and en- 
feebled, his body weak, ilabby and bloated. In a happy 
moment he thinks to himself that he will take to boating, or 
some other amusement which he has formerly perhaps been 
addicted to. and at once proceeds to the river. Well! what 
is the consequence? Instead of feeling better for his exertion 
he is completely exhausted, and perhaps, permanently discour- 
aged and deterred from any further trial ; in fact, he requires 
a much more careful treatment to get him into a state of 
health fit for such an exertion than the collegian, because the 
change from his former habits has been greater, because the 
imbibition of beer and spirits has been more uninterrupted, 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. Q 

because the rooms he has frequented have been less ventilated, 
and because he has taken little or no exercise. Indeed, it is 
astonishing what quantities of intoxicating 1 drinks may be 
imbibed without much injury, provided that a corresponding 
amount of exercise is regularly taken But afar more difficult 
task lies before the reading man, who has been devoting twelve 
to eighteen hours a day to a preparation for honors, and who, 
finding his health giving way, determines upon going in for 
honors of another kind. Here the nervous system has been 
overtaxed, the consequence is that the neglected muscular 
system is unfit for exertion, and the limbs become stiff and 
crampe i on the slightest effort. This state of things requires 
many weeks to restore the system to a state lit for undertak- 
ing any severe work, because the muscles are wanting in solid 
material, and the nervous system is so irritable as to be 
totally incompetent to stimulate them with that steadiness 
and regularity which is essential to success. The same state 
of things often occur in the counting-house. A young man is 
confined for ten or twelve hours a day to the desk and ledger; 
he has no time for exercise, and his nervous system is over- 
stimulated by incessant calculation, and also by the constant 
view of the white paper spread before his eyes; ho gets the 
"ledger fever. ' and many a young man is rendered by it 
incompetent to continue this kind of drudgery. 




sprint race. 



1 -High hurdle race. 2— Start of 
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SCENES AT AN ATHLETIC MEET. 



Start of a sprint race (two 



TRAINING. 

ITS OBJECT, ADVANTAGES AND ABUSES. 

" He who conquers himself; is greater than he who conquers 
kingdoms." "W ithout in any way wishing to trench upon the 
subject of self-denial, this old adage is one that wo would first 
oi all impress on the athlete who is about to prepare hirjself 
for a contest In athletic exercises, with which we have to 
deal here, proficiency is ^tested in a manner that secures for 
individual excellence its own special Kudos., and vice versa 
deficiency in many points, its certain notice. 

Training to parental minds conveys notions of rising with 
sun, Ion? fatiguin.-T exercise in several suits of clothes, conse- 
quent profuse perspiration, half-done meat, blu perhaps, if 
the imagination is ambitious, all-potent eleemosynary water 
grue ad libitum broken blood- vessels, worn out constitution 
andprem tu:e decay ; not to mention tter neglect -fool i 
and studies and perfect absorption during non-workinr; liours 
in tho mysteries of prize-fights and other low forms'of civiliza- 
tion. We may, perhaps, be slightly stretching a point .in this 
list, but the opinions of many who are entirely ignorant of 
athletic exercises have been partly formed from the unfair 
descriptions of the devotee f sports in many of the publica- 
tions of the day, at the ur. v : rsities and elsewhere. The mean- 
ing of training as accepted by athletes^ signifies the improve- 
ment of power in certain muscles by regimen and practice in 
a manner shown by tm ry am experience to produce most 
naturally the required result. Without doubt, .certain In- 
stances could be selected where permanent internal 'Injury 
has been caused by a course oi training on|a subject in no way 
fitted for the work . but few. if any ; of the cases of premature 
decay that are specially noticeable among pedestrians can be 
laid at tho door of training. The absence of regard on the 
part of friends for their man's health when tho contest is over, 
and the chancre from restraint to freedom that occurs, invari- 
ably induce a debauch and excesses that, in the highly sensi* 




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tive state of the body after training, react with telling efiect 
at some future period. From this weakness it is a matter of 
much regret that amateurs are far from exempt. Going out 
of training is often considered to be as wide a step in diet, 
occupation, etc., for the better, as going into is for the worst. 
Could the digestive organs have a voice in the matter, we 
should hear of no sudden relaxation of restraints. Common 
sense is the only means to supply their want of voice, and in 
such esses it is but seldom applied. The excitement attending 
a public contest, asd the finely-strung muscles of the internal 
organs all tend to leave the athlete quite unfitted for a sudden 
change of living. The exhaustion ot the contest, or perhaps 
the rupture of some small, though importantly situated fibre, 
inperceptible during the nervous excitement of the day, re- 
quires a rest, and a gradual discontinuance of his late regi- 
men. The torn fibre, if care be taken, will reunite in the ordi- 
nary course of nature, and in a short time the internal organs 
will accustom themselves to different food and occupation. 
Should, however, any excess follow the contest, the seeds of 
some chronic malady may be sown, which will appear on a 
repetition of the exercise. 

The peculiar position of a person in training renders it desi- 
rable that he should have some knowledge of the structure of 
his own frame ; its internal organization, and the general laws 
that regulate the well-being of its separate parts. For, as 
every individual has undoubtedly, his own ideal form of 
health, so will he more especially be fitted to realize its per- 
fection by experience ; and it is on these grounds more particu- 
larly that we advocate the system of each, being as far as prac- 
ticable, his own trainer. The truism of one man's food being 
another man's poison is daily shown in a marked manner 
among athletes; and the neglect of this adage by mentors, 
trainers and others who arrogate themselves an indisputable 
position in the direction of the trainee's diet and exercise, is 
generally the cause of inexplicable failure. In their eagerness 
to win their point they disregard the persistent warnings that 
nature, when abused, invariably gives, and they overstep the 
limits of endurance in furthering a darling object, until a sud- 
den relapse, or what is better known as a break down, puts an 
end to their theories as.well as their practice. Only very few of 




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COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 15 

those who profess to instruct the novice are cognizant of even 
the rudimentary principles of the human frame, or the form 
and working- of the most delicate organs which play such a 
prominent part in the well-being and proper development of 
the youthful athlete. Each district has its peculiar oracle, 
and a practical one, no doubt ; but one who holds through 
thick and thin to the dogmas of his ancestors, flavored by 
slight addenda of his own to suit the varied cases brought 
under his view for adjudication. His guide in " suiting physic 
to his patients' taste " is taken from stereotyped rules with- 
out regard to the age, disposition, or natural qualifications of 
his subject. Should nature rebel or endurance fail, the cause, 
in his mind, is traced to a non-compliance with the programme 
issued. Should chance make the proposed system palatable, 
he takes to himself the praise for successful construction 
which fortuitous circumstances alone can take credit for. To 
such rule-of-thumb preceptors as these, then, is the tender 
novice handed over, and the wonder is that so many come out 
but slightly singed in this fiery ordeal. There are many 
things worth knowing that are obtained only by continual 
scrutiny of men competing under different aspects. These, 
therefore, can be learned from the practical trainer only, as 
they are to him more the promptings of instinct resulting 
from experience than the well-weighed deductions from 
variety in actual facts. 

We do not for a moment countenance the self -satisfied ath- 
lete, who with more muscle than brains, attempts a new line 
for himself. His folly is too palpable to notice; but we urge 
upon every man who undertakes the improvement of his 
bodily powers above their normal condition, the study, not 
only of the actual results of others' experience in the same 
pursuit as he is himself entering upon. In the actual practice 
of athletics, science, vulgarily called "knack," has been in- 
voked, and has responded so favorably, that in some cases pro- 
liciency is out of the question, without the assistance of a 
qualified trainer. To a nervous novice, confidence in a trainer's 
advice is of much importance, f >r if not favorably applicable } 
the support of another conduces to self-reliance. 

To a great extent the growth of muscular power is subject 
to the special agency of the nervous system, and the care and 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 1 7 

nourishment of this is often entirely overlooked. The study 
of the temperament of each individual will invariably give a 
clue to his proper mode of ( raining. The different classes are 
generally divided into three heads— the Sanguine, Bilious and 
Lymphatic. The characteristics of each may be in some men 
clearly defined ; in others, so merged one into another as to 
be difficult o classification. 

The Sanguine Temperament belongs to that class with 
bright, ruddy complexion, light hair, and full circulation. 
Their disposition is energetic and spirited, but their power of 
resisting disease, or of bearing protracted exercise, is not 
great, and their ardent character is rather the result of 
nervous excitability than of vital force. Their power lies in 
dash rather than endurance, and great care must be taken 
lest, in the excitement of the practice, they overwork them- 
selves. 

The Bilious Temperament is of an opposite description. 
The circulation is sluggish, the disposition persevering and 
obstinate ; the constitution, as a rule, is tough, and is capable 
of severe tasks, under which the sanguino would succumb. 
These men are good subjects for training, but they require 
good food and much exercise. 

The Lymphatic are of a pale complexion, with delicate 
skins and full habit of body. There is a torpor about their 
mental as well as muscular actions. When subject to disease 
they become peevish, and are difficult to treat. When united 
to a nervous disposition, they are perhaps the worst class of 
men for training, though we sometimes find much latent 
energy in them. To a certain extent nervousness is overcome 
by habit; but the nutrition of the nerve power ought to be 
the main point in the advancement of health. The nerves 
are the controllers of the actions ; they regulate the contrac- 
tion of muscles in the activity of the body. The work done 
by the muscles depends on the proper adjustment of the 
mechanism, their guidance and activity on the energy of the 
nerves The important work that the nerves fulfil is evident 
when we consider that the brain itself needs one-fifth of the 
whole supply of the blood in the body. It must suffer, there- 
fore, if the supply of the air to the blood is bad. How easily 
is accounted for the dull aching of the temple of the athlete 



1 8 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

accustomed to pure air in a badly ventilated theatre or room. 
If deficient oxidation of the blood is the cause of derangement 
to the nervous system , blood of bad quality must be equally 
hurtful to the muscular. The sensibilities of the internal 
organs are united with the disposition of each person to 
such a degree as to be influenced by the slightest sensations 
of the body, or by any feelings of the mind. The reaction 
affects the muscular system; all the functions of the body 
are carried on by a system of self and mutual help, so inti- 
mately blended together as to be dependent for proficiency on 
one another. 



SPRINT RUNNING. 

It is a most difficult problem to solve, why sprinting should 
be more popular than any other branch of pedestrianism, for, 
from the fact of its comprising all distances from fifty to three 
hundred yards, it must naturally offer some particular one 
favorable to nine out of ten pedestrians. There is hardly a 
man in sound possession of his limbs who has not performed 
some feat in running of which he is proud, and which when 
mentioned will bring back pleasing recollections of the past, 
and give him an interest in the doings of the day. No sport, 
however, is so open 1o variety in mode of practice. 

Though theoretically the same, it is subject to slight modi- 
fications at the various distances ; and beginning at the 
typical one of sprinting—viz., one hundred yards— we will 
suggest such changes as seem most adapted to their respec- 
tive distances. Let the novice begin his practice by a steady 
run of a quarter of a mile or so every day ; so gently at first 
as to produce no stiffuess of the muscles when the tempera- 
ture produced by the exercise has subsided, and the circulation 
has recovered its usual condition ; this on the supposition that 
the beginner is in moderately robust health. Should he not 
be so, the first point to attain is to get him into a fit condition 
to begin his training and practice. Until this is acquired our 
suggestions will be of little value. When applied to a subject 
unfit for their reception, a result might accrue totally opposite 
and unfavorable to what ought reasonably be expected. When 
the novice has got his legs into moderate good fettle, so that 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 19 

they could stand a little sharp work, he might quicken up for 
about fifty yards in each of his quarter mile spins, and as he 
finds these spins can be accomplished without the slightest 
strain on any muscle., the quarter may be condensed into two 
sprints of a hundred in about twelve seconds ; by this means 
the muscles get worked up by degrees to bear the necessary 
strain required. 

The best practice for a 100 or 120-yards race is to have con- 
tinual bursts of thirty yards or so with another man, who is 
about as good or rather better than yourself. If practising 
with a man who is inferior, you should give him a start and 
catch him as soon as you can. Such practice both helps a 
man to get into his running quickly and " pulls him out," 
that is, the striving to keep pace with a better man, or to 
catch a man in front whom you can catch, involuntarily forces 
a man to do a little better than his previous best if he is 
capable of it. A man should never practice alone; he becomes 
sluggish, and can never really tell whether he is doing well or 
ill. If he is simply training for a 100 or 120-yards race, after 
half a dozen of these spins, he should take a few minuter:' rest 
■and then run the full distance, or at least seventy or eighty 
yards. If he is training for 220, 250 or 300 he must, of course, 
accustom himself to longer trials; but in general, even for 
the longest of these distances, it is quite enough to run 200 
yards at full speed. In fact, as a general ru e for all practice 
it may be laid down that a man should very rarely run a trial 
for more than two-thirds of the distance for which he is train- 
ing. Never miss your race • if you can get one spin daily 
make the most of it. Always run in form, that is to say, as 
you would in the race, on your toes, with an easy, springing 
action of the thighs; this point we would insist upon, even 
to what people might call an absurd length ; but depend upon 
it, that the movements that are most graceful to the eye are 
generally most natural, and a position that is most natural is 
more easily capable of attaining to excellence. The beautiful 
mechanism of the foot, its numerous short bones and strong 
sinews, suggest at a glance its adaptation for bearing con- 
cussion and springing on the ball and toes, while the heel is 
formed to sustain pressure without motion. In the race keep 
your eyes well on the tape and never lessen your pace when 



20 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

in front or let misgivings disturb you when behind; your 
opponent may have the pace of you and not be able to stay. 
By persevering to the end you will always win the confidence 
of your friends, though you may not increase their admiration 
of your abilities. In racing with a chicken-hearted man 
race at him, and if you feel done, fancy that he feels worse. 



STARTING. 

In sprinting, a good start is of such importance, that we 
would suggest a careful practice in it. It is a curious fact 
that a novice will invariably start with one foot a yard or so 
behind the other, either with the body bent down low, or with 
the body erect, and swinging the arms as if they were the 
means of propulsion about to be trusted to. In-the former 
case he runs one yard more than his distance ; in the latter 
he exhausts and unsteadies himself. Start with both feet 
within nine inches of one another, the weight of the body 
resting on the front foot, so that when the spring is made the 
weight of the body throws the runner forward. On account 
of this and a little nervousness the runner at this point has 
very often a tendency to stumble over his mark. This can at 
all times be remedied by learning to hold the mark for a long 
time. 

Another style of start is getting down on the hands in a 
position like a member of the feline race. 

In my opinion the advantage of this form of starting over 
all others is apparent. The sprinter will have full confidence 
in himself to hold his mark for any length without going over, 
as well as the muscles of the back helping the spring of the 
thighs. 

The runner should keep his legs well under him, with the 
knees as far as possible from the ground, the hands resting 
on the ringer tips on the starting line and at each side of the 
body. 

A medium between the standing start and the all-fours was 
the style practised by Mr. Harry Jewett in 1892, and certainly 
it constituted all the features of a perfect start. Jewett stood 
on his mark with the left foot foremost and his left hand (fist 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 21 

closed) resting inside, and almost touching, the left foot; the 
right arm was drawn back like a boxer about to deliver a 
terrific punch. The weight of the body was partially thrown 
on the left arm, thereby giving the back, thighs and legs the 
opportunity for a powerful spring, which was yet more so 
accelerated by the right arm being shot forward like a piston 
rod. All sprinters having ambitions to the Al class would do 
well to practise this style of starting. 



QUARTER MILE. 

Generally the quarter of a mile is the most interesting race 
on the modern programme. It may seem absurd, but we 
think nevertheless true, that there are two entirely different 
ways of preparing for a quarter-mile race. The reason is this, 
that the distance is acommon ground for two entirely different 
classes of runners. On the one hand, the best quarter-miler 
of the day is often the man who is the best sprinter as well, 
and has found that this distance is not beyond his sprinting 
powers when he is very fit. On the other hand, the sprinting 
quarter-milers sometimes find themselves outclassed by a 
runner who is of nothing more than second-class sprinting 
ability, but whose stay and strength enable him to keep his 
stride from shortening up to the very end of a quar. er-mile, 
or even farther. The first class should never attempt any 
distance over a quarter. With regard to training for a 
quarter-mile, it is easy to understand that the two classes 
should not prepare themselves upon exactly the same system. 
To lay down a rule for the first class, we should say that the 
sprinter who trains for a quarter-mile should train for it in 
the same way as he does for a sprint. He should take starts 
and short sprints daily, and finish up two or three times a 
week with bursts of 200, 220 or occasionally 300 yards, and 
should at all times be sure to stride up on his toes, but he 
should never forget that he is a sprinter training for a sprint 
and that his speed must be retained at all cost. The same 
reflection should present itself when he is in the race. It will 
be the height of folly to try and make the race slow in the 
hopes of his sprinting powers bringing him in at the end. At 



22 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

the end he may be jaded and unable to utilize his speed. His 

right course is to use his speed while he has it, and in the first 
100 or 150 yards he may have made a gap of five yards between 
himself and his opponents. Then let him slacken if he likes, 
only to go off again when they are at his heels; and if he be 
not overtrained, his speed and reserve of energy will serve to 
bring him up to the finish first. 

The second class who are found competing for quarter- mile 
races are those who have moderate sprinting ability, and 
owing to a naturally long stride and good staying powers 
never flag over the distance and finish as strong as lions. 
These runners can, no doubt, stand a good deal more work 
than the * mere sprinter. They must not, however, on any 
account, neglect their speed, and frequent starts and short 
spins must be practised in addition to their longer trials; for 
some time or another during the race, if a quarter-miler of 
this class is to win, he must spurt past his speedier opponents. 



THE HALF MILE. 

The half-miler is sure to be good at a quarter and good at a 
mile, for he must have speed and stride, and must have as 
well good wind and staying powers. The system of taking 
exercise changes completely as soon as sprinting distances 
are left behind. The man training for medium dis f ances will, 
of course, do himself no harm by sprinting to improve his 
speed, but his sprinting is only an accessory and not the 
essential to success. He has got to improve his legs, wind 
and all the muscles of his body in strength, and the way to 
do this is not gradually to lengthen the distances of practice 
so much as gradually to increase the pace over these distances. 
The man in training for half a mile will do enough to take his 
trials over 600 yards or thereabouts. As he gets fitter he 
should accustom himself to go faster over his spin. Once or 
twice before the race he may have a full dress rehearsal— a 
veritable trial over the whole distance, that he may know 
exactly what he has to do in the race and the more walking 
toe can get the better, as there is nothing so healthy and so 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 23 

little exhausting to a man in training as a brisk walk in 
fresh air. 

Supposing the half-mile has got himself into a state of pre- 
liminary fitness, and is going to give himself three weeks' 
training for a race. On the first day he will do a steady 
equable 600 yards. On the second day a brisk 600 yards, which 
will stretch his limbs a bit, and remind him that running is 
not all pure enjoyment. On the third day he may take it 
easy again, and do a very slow steady half-mile without mak- 
ing any attempt to sprint, or quicken, or push himself along 
at any part of the course. On the fourth day he can do the 
brisk 600 yards again ; on the fifth a steady and slower 600 ; on 
the sixth a brisker 600 than he has done before ; and then, if 
he takes a good walk on Sunday, he will find himself at the 
end of the week a good deal more like a runner than he was at 
the beginning. A similar programme will do for the remain- 
ing three weeks, but his full trial should be at least a week 
before the race, and for the last few days before the event he 
should take no spin at all that can exhaust him. Above all, if 
on commencing to practice any day he feels that he has not 
got over the previous day's exertions, he should make a point 
of having a light day's work upon that occasion. In medium 
and long distance races the runner must accustom himself to 
run at an even pace, and at as fast an even pace as he can 
command over the distance, keeping his spurts for when they 
are wanted, either to pass an antagonist or to get in front of 
him at the finish ; so that, in training for these distances, it is 
of importance to know how fast one is going. It is wise, there- 
fore, to be timed from day to day by a trainer, who will 
tell the man what pace he ought to go for the distance he is 
running for the day. A word as to the tactics of a race. In 
medium or long races a great deal in the way of success de- 
pends upon the judgment with which a race is run. If you 
decide to pass an antagonist you had better spurt to do so, 
and not to try to pass him slowly, as this may end in his shak- 
ing you off again. If you spurt by an antagonist you may 
take the heart out of him, and he may shut up on the spot. 
Another reflection which we mentioned in connection with 
sprinting, and one which a runner should always bear in 
mind, is that when the dreadful thought occurs to his mind 



A COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

that he is " done," it should be succeeded by the reassuring 
idea that his opponents are equally " done '" also. If this latter 
rule were always borne in mind we should not see, as we often 
do, cases in which the race does not fall to the swift, but to 
the plucky. Of course, want of condition is an admirable 
thing to breed irresolution in a race, and while it is easy to be 
game when one is fit, it is far harder for a jaded man to keep 
his gameness and a good head upon his shoulders. 



ONE MILE AND UPWARDS. 

In practicing for a mile race and upwards a long, steady 
course of slow running must be gone through to get the limbs 
and the wind gradually accustomed to the work. The system 
for all training for long distances, to describe it shortly, is to 
take continual daily spins of half a mile and upwards, the pace 
being gradually increased as the man finds he can stand it. 
If the runner takes a long spin or a very fast spin one day and 
iinds upon turning out the next day that he feels slack from 
the previous day's exercise, he will do well to take an easier 
day's work on that occasion. 1 he same system in general 
will apply to whatever distance is to be run, only if it be a very 
long distance the daily spins must be lengthened correspond- 
ingly. One runner may be at his best at one mile, another at 
four and another at ten, but all three are of the same class, 
bring into play the same muscles, and require in varying 
degree the same essentials to success. The exercise they need 
is such as will get the limbs hard and the wind abnormally 
good. All will do well to walk as much as possible without 
getting themselves stiff. 

In these longer distances it is hard to give advice as to the 
actual daily work which should be taken. But an adherance to 
the following routine will be found to repay the aspirant: 

FOR ONE MILE. 

First day, % m ii© a t steady pace. 

Second day, Half-mile. 

Third day, Slow mile. 

Fourth day, Fast half mile. 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 25 

Fifth day, 1,000 yards at steady pace. 

Sixth day, A fast three-quarter. 

FOUR niLES. 

First day, 2 miles slowly. 

Second day, A mile. 

Third day, 3 miles. 

Fourth day, A mile ; faster. 

Fifth day, % mile ; steady, fast pace. 

Sixth day, 2 miles : steady, fast pace. 



WALKING. 



The great objection urged against races of this description 
is the difficulty of deciding between fair and unfair walking. 
The judge's task is seldom a sinecure, but a little study will 
render decision a matter of no difficulty. Fair walking is 
: ' having one leg on the ground at a time." Walking is a suc- 
cession of steps, running of springs. The straightness of the 
legs, going from toe to heel, does not prove or alter fair walk- 
ing. Lifting, the usual method of walking unfairly, is done 
by getting a spring from the toe of one foot on to the heel of 
the other. The judge must never be led away in his judgment 
by the play of the shoulders; he must watch the legs, and 
judge by them only. 

The practice for long distance walking is most arduous. 
Distances of from seven to nine miles must be done to get 
wind and to strengthen the muscles, at the rate of from five 
to six miles an hour. Stiffness often comes on when fast 
walking begins. Friction of the legs is then found very useful 
after a mile or less, and then the pain and stiffness will wear 
off. After a weak or more of steady work be ^in walking fast, 
first with a mile, and gradually increase it to three and four 
miles. The respiratory system not being taxed so severely 
by the pace that is required, an internal injury is never to be 
feared. The strain comes on the legs and loins, and being 
frequently contracted, its support demands a large amount of 
vital energy in the constitution. A man of no stamina cannot 
walk a long race, however fine his muscular development may 



2 5 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

be. The legs should be well thrown forward and the shoulders 
thrown back, with the arms held well up, swinging partially 
across the body at each stride. The step should be from toe 
to heel, with the leg as straight as possible. The body is 
twisted as the leg comes forward, to give the breath of the 
loins into the stride. Always keep the body well up ; it pre- 
vents any tendency to lifting. For walking, shoes with heels 
half an inch thick are generally used, without spikes, except 
on grass. 

HIGH JUMPING. 

One of the most graceful of competitions generally adopted 
in athletic programmes is that of high jumping. It has, too, 
an advantage over most athletic pursuits by being easily 
followed up without fear of any of the constitutional strains 
that more violent and protracted exercises frequently cause. 
It is not to be snpposed, however, that sudden jumps can be 
taken without fear of a strain, if the muscles have not been 
prepared for the effort. In jumping, the contraction and ex- 
tension of the muscles is sudden and violent, and on that 
account the risk of rupturing a small ligament is more to be 
feared. The risk attends any of these exercises that require 
quick action and sudden motion, such as throwing weignts 
or sprint running. The actual amount of exercise muse de- 
pend entirely upon the capabilities of the subject, and the 
quantity that he has been previously accustomed to. No defi- 
nite rules of qnantity applicable to athletes can be laid down. 
But the following ideas may be advantageously adopted by 
those who intend to practice jumping. 

Begin by gentle runs of about three hundred yards, with a 
few jumps, say about three feet high. Practice at this height 
for a few days until the stiffness of the muscles wears off, 
and then gradually raise the bar to four feet or four feet six 
inches. If this height cannot be cleared ea sily, place the bar 
at the most suitable height. Care must be taken to go over it 
quickly and neatly. The run may be slow, but the jump 
should be taken with a quick spring, and almost at the same 
instant the body should be twisted or in other words, if the 
jumper raises from his right leg his right shoulder should be 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 27 

given a pull backwards, thereby causing his left leg to be shot 
high into the air. This movement, although seemingly very 
simple, will have the effect of carrying the body of the jumper 
horizontally over the bar. 



BROAD JUMPING. 

Less preparation is required for broad jumping than for any 
other recognized athletic amusement. The same caution, 
however, with regard to sudden strains must be exercised in 
practice. Begin with a few jumps of about twelve feet or so, 
taking your run for them slowly, starting|about twenty yards 
off and quickening in the last few strides .- The great object 
to be guarded against, is taking oft too far from the mark, or 
getting out of step in the run : this can only be obviated by 
practicing at a certain distance until the necessary swing of 
the last few strides is acquired, The run to the iump cannot 
be too fast; in the air the legs should be raised as in going 
over a high jump, and thrown as far forward on landing as 
can be done with both heels together. No fear need be enter- 
tained of falling back when alighting if the run is sufficiently 
fast and the landing place level and soft ; the impetus derived 
from the run gives the heaviest part of the jumper, the trunk, 
sufficient momentum to carry itself forward when the pro- 
gress of the feet and legs is arrested. 



HURDLE RACING. 

Of this branch of athletics it is hard to speak with accuracy, 
for almost every hurdler that has appeared in our day has 
brought with him a strange style. However, treating the 
matter theoretically there should be but one style for ah. 
Some jump off the right and some off the left; in either case, 
when the spring is taken the front leg is jerked up enough to 
enable the runner to get his shin over the bar; the leg then is 
dropped again, so as to enable him to alight on the ball of his 
foot ;. meanwhile the hind leg is lifted over the bar and straight- 
ened at once as soon as the bar is cleared, and directly the toe 
has alighted the next stride is taken without a pause. The 
main point is to le arn not to jump too high. The best way to 



28 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

attain this is, in our opinion, to practice over hurdles the top 
bar of which is loose. It may seem a paradox, but we think it 
is true, that the runner can best learn by having no fear of 
coming to grief by crashing into the top bar. The beginner 
always finds himself unable to do the regulation " three 
strides " between the obstacles, and the best plan is to practice 
over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches high until he can manage to stride 
without hesitation . The great secret of success in this branch 
of sport, lies in assiduous practice more than anything else. 
Probably any athlete with fair abilities as a sprinter and 
broad jumper can make himself a good hurdler if he is not too 
heavy-footed. The really brilliant hurdler, however, is always 
a clean-built, wiry man, with little weight at the buttocks to 
drag him backward. Great strength is naturally required for 
the rise to the hurdles, and the hurdler not only needs assidu- 
ous practice, but must come to the post very fit and without a 
trace of stiffness. As regards the amount of exercise and 
practice, he must train in much the same style as the sprinter, 
taking great care over starts and spurts on the fiat in addition 
to his daily spin over the timber. We need scarcely say that 
it is not in the least necessary to cover the full distance every 
day. 



POLE VAULTING. 

This is another branch oi athletics for which it is hard to 
lay down any rules as to practice and method. As a rule, 
however, the lower hand is placed upon the pole a little below 
the height of the bar which the jumper is about to clear. A 
quick run is then taken, and the pole planted firmly in the 
ground, and the holder makes a spring. When the pole 
reaches the perpendicular the jumper, who holds his body 
perfectly rigid, by strength of his back, arms and wrists, 
swings himself over the bar, throwing the pole back behind 
him. In this event the tyro should always keep in mind that 
proficiency can only be gained by long and assiduous practice. 
Of course, when a certain standard is attained, the amount of 
practice may be gradually lessened, but the vaulter should at 
all times clear the height attempted in as graceful a manner 
as he is capable of acquiring- 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS, 29 



PUTTING THE SHOT. 

This is a weight-throwing event which requires less strength 
but greater activity than any other. A heavyweight sprinter 
or iumper is very often found to be a capital shot putter. In 
fact, the majority of shot putters are found to be either dis- 
appointed sprinters or broad jumpers who have been too heavy 
for that game. The main point to learn in putting the shot is 
to get one's "weight on," as rowing coaches express it; that 
is to say, to employ mere arm work as little as possible, get- 
ting the impetus for propulsion from a rapid spring and half 
turn of the body. The method adopted by ail good weight 
putters for acquiring this may be gleaned from the fol- 
lowing : 

Balance the body on the right leg (supposing the putter be 
right handed), the left side turned towards the scratch, the 
right foot being placed as near the back of the circle as pos- 
sible , in the meantime hold the weight in the left hand and 
limber up the muscles of the right arm by stretching it to its 
fullest extent. When the balance of the body is attained, pass 
the shot to the right hand and instantly hop to the centre of 
the circle, when, without seemingly any pause, the right half 
of the body should be brought sharply to the front and the 
arm shot out in unison with the concentrated effort of the 
entire muscular system. A heave is not so effective as a quick 
jump, and the quicker the hop is made the further the weight 
will be put. Any delay between the first hop and the final 
spring is fatal. In delivering the weight let it be put upwards 
—that is to say, aim to hit an object twelve feet above the 
spot where the weight will land. The ankle is the part most 
likely to suffer, from the fact of having to spring with the 
weight of the whole body and the addition of the shot, so it is 
advisable to use an elastic stocking or rubber bandage on the 
lower part of the shin and ankle. Some difficulty is experi- 
enced by beginners in learning the change of legs after the 
bop. To practise this we would suggest that a very light 
shot be used until the learner has mastered the requisite 
motions. 



30 COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 

THROWING THE HAMMER. 

There is no exercise more beneficial to a weak-chested man 
than throwing the hammer. The muscles called into play 
serve to draw the shoulders and ribs into a, healthy and natu- 
ral position, thereby giving the lungs and heart plenty of 
room to perform their vital functions. As these organs are 
never slow to av»U themselves of this rare indulgence, they 
soon contribute to the general health of the entire system. 

The main point in throwing hammer is to get as much 
impetus as possible on the body by rapidly spinning round, 
the arms being held perfectly rigid, with the hammer grasped 
in the hands. The hammer is swung round, from once the 
thrower has begun his spin, at right angles to the body and 
in a vertical position, and the arms and handle thus act as 
one and the same lever, the hammer head describing the cir- 
cumference of a revolving circle, the motive power being sup- 
plied by the spinning human body at the centre. When the 
hammer is let go the centrifugal force causes it to fly off in a 
straight line. It therefore follows that where the greatest 
momentum is obtained the hammer will fly furthest. 

A good idea of the proper position of the body in the seven- 
foot circle may be gathered from the diagram on following 
page. 

Supposing the thrower be right-handed, let him commence 
by putting the right foot on the position A, and the left foot 
on B. Swing the hammer three or four times over the head, 
at first slow and loose, but with each succeeding swing get- 
ting proportionately faster. A little before the termination of 
the fourth or last swing, the body should lean slightly for- 
ward, that is, in the direction in which the hammer is intended 
to be thrown ; at the same time the left foot (B) should pivot on 
its heel to C ; then the right foot (A) should be swished round 
and the body lunged forward, so that the right foot (A) 
will land at the position D, and the left foot at E. It is, per- 
haps, a peculiar fact that if this movement is executed in the 
manner described, the right and left knees will be slightly 
bent when they strike D and E respectively. This will give 
the thrower the proper position for the final heave. In all 
the thrower should remember that the " devil " must be 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 3' 

put into the swing at the moment of delivery by a jerk of the 
whole body. 

Throwing the 56-lb. and hammer are so much alike that the 
practice and movements of one will serve for the other. How- 
ever, in throwing the " 56" the body should be kept as rigid 
and erect as possible as the strain is so great on the trunk, if 
the body bend over, the momentum will carry the thrower 
over the mark. The amount of practice indulged in will be 
considerably less than the hammer. Ten or twelve trials 
daily twice a week will be found sufficient, as the laceration 
©f the muscles caused by the exertion in throwing, will require 
at least, a rest of from two to four days. 



TRAINING. 



Common sense and practical experience are beginning, at 
last to convince the athletic public that the less alteration a 
man makes in his ordinary diet when he goes into training, 
the better he will fare, yet there are many who still start 
training, handicapped by the traditional belief in the efficacy 
of a meat diet, daily " sweating," runs for the sole purpose of 
reducing the weight, and the rigid abstinence from every 
drop of liquor, which cannot possibly be dispensed with. 
There is no reason why an athlete who desires to get fit should 
lead other than a natural life, or alter an ordinary natural 
diet, more than is rendered necessary by the increased 
amouut of exercise which he has to take. What diet is, is a 
matter for scientists to decide (or differ upon, as they usually 
do in such matters), and a practical athlete can only speak of 
it empirically; but, happily, scientists and practical athletes 
are of one opinion at the present day in thinking that no diet 
which obliges a daily course physic can be a healthy one. 
Physic may be and often is, necessary during training , to 
remedy any mistake which has been made in diet; but it 
should be used as a remedy, and not as a part of the diet. 

The following diet, will, I think, be found the best for all 
training purposes. 

Breakfast.— There is no doubt that the very beet food for 
this meal is oatmeal porridge, with the addition of a certain 



32 COLLEGE ATHIiBTIOB. 

allowance of beef or mutton, and a little bread; but many 
have the greatest objection to this diet, and never eat it with- 
out loathing. It is not desirable to stint the appetite unless 
very enormous, or unless there is a great superabundance of 
fat; but I believe it will, in most cases, be found more advan- 
tageous to reduce the weight by work and sweating than 
by starvation. The best mode of dressing the meat is to broil 
it, and here I must say a word about the degree of cookery to 
which it should be subjected. It is generally directed that 
the steak or chop should be quite underdone: this, I am 
sure, is a fallacy. In broiling, very little nutriment is lost, 
after the outside is once caught by the fire. Now, if nothing 
is lost, there is much gained by keeping the steak on till pro- 
perly done through : for the food is renderrd more palatable 
to most, and certainly more digestible to all. I have known 
many who were thoroughly disgusted by their "red rags," 
as they have called their underdone steaks, and from their 
dislike to such food, quite unable to digest them. I am in- 
clined to think, that in those cases where tea or coffee is 
habitually taken, and porridge or beer is much disliked, it is 
better to allow them than to attempt too great an alteration 
in diet. Butter, sauces and spices should be carefully avoided ; 
and nothing but salt, and a very slight dash of pepper, used 
as a condiment. 

Lunch.— Oatmeal porridge is the best, and no one will be 
the worse for a pint of it, with some dry toast to eat with it, 
or soaked in the porridge itself. I do not believe that meat is 
very necessary, except in very delicate constitutions, who re- 
quire unusual support. For such cases I have f o md a chop, 
with a glass of good ale or beer, or even a sherry and egg, a 
very valuable means of keeping up the strength. Indeed, it 
will be found that no absolute rule can be laid down for all 
cases, and the trainer requires great experience and aptness 
for his task to enable him to bring all his men out in the same 
degree of relative strength. 

Dinnek.— This important meal should consist of roast beef 
or mutton, or occasionally a boiled leg of mutton may be 
allowed as a change, but veal, pork and bacon should be 
avoided, also goose, duck and wild fowl generally. Roast 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 33 

fowls or partridges are very good food. As to vegetables, 
potatoes should be eaten sparingly— not more than one or two 
at a meal green corn or peas, or any other vegetable in sea- 
son, is allowable as a digestive. Bread may be given ad 
libitum, and a pint of good, sound ale or beer. When the 
training is continued for any length of time, and the previous 
habits of the party have accustomed the stomach to it, I have 
found the occasional use of fish a very useful change. Noth- 
ing disorders the stomach of man more than keeping to one 
diet ; " toujours perdoix " is enough to tire any one even of so 
good a fare, and this must be constantly borne in mind by the 
trainer. The round he can make is not very extensive, but let 
him by all means stretch it to the utmost limits of which it is 
capable. It is even desirable to give a pudding, but it should 
have bread for its foundation. A good cook will easily make a 
very palatable pudding of bread with a little milk and an egg 
or two. The grand articles of diet are beef and mutton, with 
bread or porridge, and if the stomach and palate would accept 
chem gratefully no change would be necessary, but as they 
seldom will the best plan is not to attempt too much. 



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WHAT TO WEAR AND USE 



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It is very important 

that the beginner in 

athletics should know 

what to wear for the dif- 
ferent sports. The cross 

country runner requires 

a shoe with a low, broad 

heel, and spikes in sole 

of shoe ; he can have 

spikes in the heel or not, 

just as it suits him. A 

pair of Spalding's No. 

14-C shoes, which are 

made of the finest Kang- 
aroo leather, and used by Cross Countr y Shoes 
all the prominent cross country runners, cost $5.00 per pair. A 
sprinter will require a pair of sprinting shoes, No. 2-0, that retail 
for $5.00. It was with this style shoe that Wefers made all his 
records. John Cregan, the Inter-collegiate Champion, wore 

them, as well as Charles 
Kilpatrick, the peerless 
half-mile runner and 
celebrated record hold- 
er, and Arthur J. Duffey, 
who has gone the 100 
yards in 93-5 seconds. 
The sweater, No. A, of 
finest Australian lamb's 
wool, was made original- 
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COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 



35 



and now used by all college athletes, is one of the best in the 
market, sells for $6.00; athletic shirt, No. 600, at $1.25; athletic 
pants, No. 3, at 75 cents ; a supporter is very essential for an ath- 
lete and nearly all the champions use them ; No. 5 is the most 
suitable one and retails at 75 cents ; a pair of corks will cost the 
athlete 15 cents; pushers for the running shoes, 25 cents; the 
bath robe is now an essential part of an athlete's outfit — these re- 
tail at $5.00. This complete outfit costs $19.15. 

The second quality of the same line of goods can be bought 
as follows: Sprinting shoes. No. 10, $4.00; sweater, No. ■■ B, 
$5.00; shirt, No. 6 E, 50 cents; pants, No. 4, 50 cents; supporter, 
No. 2, 50 cents; corks. No. 1, 15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; 
bath robe, $3.50. This 
second grade outfit costs 
$14.40. 

The pole-vaulter will 
want the same outfit, 
with the exception of a 
pair of jumping shoes, 
No. 14-H, which sell for 
$5.00, and a pair of wrist 
supporters, No. 200, 
which can be bought for 
about 35 cents. There is 
one article that a pole- 
vaulter must have, and 

that is his own pole. Jumping and Hurdling Shoes 

There is an awful lot in getting used to a pole and having confi- 
dence in the one that is yours, because no other contestant is 
allowed to use it according to the rules, which is quite right, for 
we have often seen a pole-vaulter make the fatal mistake of allow- 
ing much heavier men to use his pole and break it. Any one 
can naturally understand that a man who weighs 160 pounds 
cannot use a pole designed for a man weighing 115 pounds. The 
best pole on the market for athletic purposes is the 15-foot 
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ton University A. A. This pole is made of hollow spruce, thus 
being much lighter, and owing to a special preparation with 

which it is filled, the 
strength and stiffness is 
greatly increased. It re- 
tails for $10.50; a 14-foot 
pole, hollow, retails for 
$9.50, and the solid for 
$6.00. Usually the vault- 
er will wrap the pole 
to suit his own tastes. 

The high jumper and 
the broad jumper will 
want an outfit as fol- 
lows : Jumping shoes. 
No. 14-H, $5.00; sweater, 
No. A, $6.00; shirt. No. 
600. $1.25; pants, No. 3, 

75 cents ; supporter, No. 5, 
Intercollegiate Sweater ^ cents . Qork ^ Nq _ ^ 

15 cents; pushers, No. 5, 25 cents; bath robe, $5.00. 

An outfit with several of the articles of a cheaper grade than 
the above, costs: Jumping shoes, No. 14-H, $5.00; sweater, No. 
B, $5.00; shirt, No. 6-E, 50 cents; pants, No. 4, 50 cents; sup- 
porter, No. 2, 50 cents; corks, No. 1, 15 cents; pushers. No. 5, 
25 cents ; bath robe, $3.50. 

The man who throws the weights will require the same wear- 
ing apparel as the pole-vaulter or the runner. John Flanagan 
and James Mitchel. two of the greatest weight throwers in the 
world, wear what is known as the No. 14-H shoe, with a short 
spike, which retails for $5.00. It is very essential that the weight 
thrower should have his own implements ; in fact, nearly all the 
champion weight throwers carry their own weights with them 
and guard them jealously. 

Without doubt the best hammer in the market to-day is the ball- 
bearing championship hammer as designed and used by John 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 



37 




Flanagan, the record holder and champion thrower of the world. 
This sells for $10.00. An extra leather case for carrying these 
hammers will cost the athlete $2.00. The regulation hammer, 
lead, you can get for $4.50 and the iron 
at $3.25. The 16-pound shot, lead, will 
cost $2.50, and the iron, $1.25. The 56- 
pound weight, lead, will cost $8.50, and 
the iron $7.00. With the Spalding 56- 
pound weight come two sets of han- 
dles, one for one hand and one for 
two hands; and I would advise any 
weight thrower who wants to become 
expert to carry his own weights and 
particularly his own hammer. He can 
then arrange to have the grip made to 
suit himself, and when necessary to 
cover it with leather, and he will not be Sleeveless Shirts 

called upon when he goes to a competition to take the ordinary 
hammer with a handle with which he is not familiar. 

Athletes should make it a point to have two suits of athletic 
apparel, one for competition and one for practice purposes. The 
clothing that some of our crack athletes wear in competition is 
a disgrace to athletics, and it adds a 
great deal to an athlete's appearance 
to appear neat and clean when taking 
part in athletic competition. In prac- 
tice within one's club or grounds al- 
most any kind of clothing .can be 
used. A sprinter should have two 
pairs of running shoes, one a very 
heavy pair for practicing in (the 
cross country shoe. No. 14-C, makes 
a very good shoe for this purpose, 
and can be had with or without 
spikes on heels), and a light pair for 
racing. One of the best professional 




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COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 



sprinters that ever wore a shoe made it a point to train for all 
his races in very heavy sprinting shoes. Aside from the benefit 
that is claimed for practicing in heavy shoes, you always feel 
as though you hate a pair of shoes that will be ready for any 
race that is scheduled, and bear in mind it does not pay to 
buy athletic implements or clothing that are cheap. They don't 
wear and cannot give you the service that you will get from 
articles that are official and made by a reputable house. 

Athletes and athletic club officials would do well to procure a 
copy of the Athletic Primer (No. 87) of Spalding's Athletic Li- 
brary). Thisibook fully covers the construction of athletic grounds 
and tracks, the management of games, formation of new clubs, etc. 
It also contains illustrations and diagrams of what might be 
considered a perfect athletic track. 

In laying out or re-arranging grounds great care should be 
taken to see that the field sports can go on without interference, 
and in the management of a large meeting it is very essential 
that more than one 



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field sport should go 
on at one time . There- 
fore it should be ar- 
ranged to have the 
running broad jump, 

running high jump, Take-off Board 

and the circles for weight-throwing separated. In order to have 
your plant as perfect as possible, it is necessary that you have all 
the apparatus that is necessary, not only to conduct an athletic 
meet, but to give the different athletes an opportunity to practice 




the various sports. 




Toe Board or Stop Board 



There are many things that 
are required. Great care 
should be taken in the arrange- 
ment of the broad jump. The 
toe board is a very important 
article and is generally over- 
looked, and the runway re- 
quires as much attention as 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS. 



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the track. At the average athletic grounds the jumping path is 

usually neglected. 

__ In the sprint races, wherever pos- 
■J" sible, each contestant should be given 
I his own lane. A lane can be made 
# of iron stakes driven in the ground 
about eighteen inches apart and 

Lanes for Sprint Races strung with COrds. 

For the pole vaulters and high jumpers you should procure 
two sets of wooden apparatus — Spalding's complete apparatus 





No. 109. If the pole jump and high jump go on at the same time, 
an extra lot of cross-bars should be on hand and three or four 
different poles. 



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For the weights you will be required to furnish a 16-lb. Spald- 
ing Championship Ball Bearing Hammer, as originally designed 




by Champion John Flanagan. It is now universally used by 
all the good weight throwers. The ball-bearing swivel hammer 
is in great demand and favored. It does away with the breaking 
of handles, and Flanagan claims it can be thrown many 

Ofeet further than the old style hammer. 
Schoolboys invariably use the 12-pound shot 
and the 12-pound hammer. If they desire 
lead shot, it usually costs a little more than 
the iron. The 16-pound iron shot can be 
bought for about $1.25, and the 12-pound 
Shot for $1 .00. 

The regulation 56-pound weight, known as the "Mitchel" 
weight, can be secured for $7.00, and with it come two handles, 
one for the man who throws with one hand and the other for 
the two handed thrower. 




Regulation 56-Lb. Weight 



COLLEGE ATHLETICS 



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The most suitable hurdles on the mar- 
ket are the Foster Patent Safety Hur- 
dles. The frame is 2 feet 6 inches 111 
height with a' horizontal rod passing 
through it two feet above the ground. 
The hurdle is a wooden gate 2 feet high 
swinging on this rod at a point 6 inches 
from one of the sides and 18 inches from 
the Other. With the short side up ^ Foste^Patent Safe^Hurdle 
measures 2 feet 6 inches from the ground, 
and with the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. 

The hurdle can be changed from one 
height to the other in a few seconds, and 
is held firmly in either position by a 
thumb-screw on the rod. It would be 
hard to conceive any device more simple 
or more easily handled than this. The 
invention was used exclusively at the Pan- 
F0Ste LlTQt i & rdle American Sports and has met with the 
approval of the best known physical directors and trainers of the 




country. 





Official Discus 



Starter's Pistol 



The Spalding Official 
Discus should always be 
on the grounds. This re- 
tails for $5.00. 

A megaphone is now 
a necessary adjunct to an athletic meeting. With 
a megaphone almost any amateur can announce 
the results distinctly. 

The captain of the club should 
endeavor to have in his posses- 
sion a pistol so that the boys can 
practice starting, and a whistle 
for announcing that everything 
is ready for a start and also for 
attracting the attention of the officials, several 




Measuring Tape 



measuring 



tapes and several balls of yarn for the finish. 



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college athletics. 



The athlete is also advised to consult the following books which 
contain a great deal of useful and necessary information on their 
respective subjects. No. 2>7 — Ail-Around Athletics. No. 

87 — Athletic Primer, devoted especially to the subject of athletic 
grounds and the formation and running of athletic clubs. No. 
135 — Official Amateur Athletic Handbook, which contains the 
rules under which every set of athletic games must be contested, 
and should be studied by every athlete who intends to compete. 
No. 136 — Official Handbook of the Athletic League of Y. M. C. 
A.'s. No. 149 — The Care of the Body, by Prof. Warman, the 
famous exponent of physical culture. No. 153 — Athletes' Guide, 
containing full directions for learning how to sprint, jump, hurdle 

Running; Corks 




Chamois Pushers 



and throw weights, with general hints on training for each, and a 
special chapter of advice to beginners and a talk on important A. 
A. U. rules and their explanations, by James E. Sullivan, secretary- 
treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union ; illustrated from actual 
photographs of the leading athletes in action. No. 168 — Official 
Athletic Almanac, published yearly, and the only publication con- 
taining all the official athletic records, besides portraits of 
leading athletes and pictures of important athletic events. No. 
1 74— Distance and Cross Country Running, by Geo. W. 
Orton, the famous University of Pennsylvania runner. No. 
176 — Official Inter-Collegiate Handbook, contains the official rules 
of the Inter-Collegiate A. A. A., and should be studied by every 
athlete who intends to compete in college events. The price 
of any of the above is ten cents, and they can be obtained gen- 
erally from any newsdealer or from the publishers, American 
Sports Publishing Company, 16-18 Park Place, New York. 




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in the past have been overcome. First of all, you have 
here a shoe in which the spikes cannot by any possibil- 
ity come in contact with the foot; then you have a rub- 
ber sole that is an assistance, in that it is partly under- 
neath the spike, and therefore acts in the nature of a 
cushion. Above all, our patented principle in this shoe enables us to 
place the spikes so that they will not come loose after being wet, as water 
has no effect on the rubber sole. We also claim that on account of the 
non-slippable purchase a runner obtains with this sole, he is able to 
make a quicker start than is possible with a shoe of ordinary construc- 
tion, and this fact has been demonstrated conclusively by those who 
have already tried our shoe and who pronounce it perfect in all respects. 

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acts as a perfect cushion, stopping all jar, thus doing away 
with disadvantage possessed by ordinary jumping shoes. 

No. 15H. Per pair, $5.00 

Same as No. 15H, but short spikes, for indoor jumping. 

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No. I 12. Per pair, $3.00 

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No. I 14. Per pair, $2.50 



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lace back . . . Per pair, 75c. 
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Hollow Spruce Poles 

Considerably lighter than the solid poles, and 

the special preparation with which we fill the 

interior of pole greatly increases the strength . 

and stiffness. 

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No. 

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Lanes for Sprint Races 

A lane can be made of iron stakes driven 

in the ground about eighteen inches apart 

J i. Stakes of ^-inch 

height, with one end 

hook or: other end 

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The take-off board is used for the running broad jump, and is a neces- 
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TOP-BOARD OR STOP-BOARD 




The toe-board or stop-board is used when putting the 16-lb. shot, 

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circle. Regulation size, painted white and substantially made. 

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The frame is 2 feet 6 inches high, with a horizontal 
rod passing through it 2 feet above the ground. The 
hurdle is a wooden gate 2 feet high, swinging on 
this rod at a point 6 inches from one of the sides and 
1 8 inches from the other. With the short side up it 
measures 2 feet 6 inches from the ground, and with 
the long side up 3 feet 6 inches. The hurdle can be 
changed from one height to the other in a few 
seconds, and is held firmly in either position by a 
thumb-screw on the rod. It would be hard to con- 
ceive any device more simple or more easily handled 
than this. The invention was used exclusively at 
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THE HACKEY 
PATENT ANKLE SUPPORTER 

Patented, May 12, 1897. 
A. G. Spalding & Bros., Sole Licensees. 

An ankle support of some kind 
has now come to be recognized as 
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styles which we manufacture under 
the Hackey Patent have given uni- 
versal satisfaction, and are abso- 
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practically perfect in construc- 
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worn over stocking and sup- 
port the ankle admirably, while 

not interfering in No. H. 

any way with free movements. 
Relieve pain immediately and cure 
a sprain in a remarkably short 
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shoe worn. 
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match games. We are equipping our basket 
ball goals now with nets constructed so 
that the bottom may be left open in practice 
games to permit the ball to drop through. 
The opening is closed readily by a draw 
string for match games. 

No. 80. Per pair, $4.00 



Outdoor Goals 

Outdoor Basket Ball Goals, Uprights 

and Net Frame. Designed for lawns, 

schoolyards, outdoor gymnasiums and 

playgrounds. Everything complete for 

setting up. ■ 

No. 160. Per pair, complete, $30.00 
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

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Boston Baltimore Buffalo Kansas City 

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OFFICIAL 



INTER-COLLEGIATE 
FOOT BALL 



$4.00 



We have spared no expense in making this ball perfect in everv 
detail, and offer it as the finest foot ball ever produced. Each 
ball is thoroughly tested, packed in a separate boxand sealed, 
so that our customers are guaranteed a perfect ball inside when 
same is received with seal unbroken. A polished brass foot ball 
inflater and lacing needle will be packed with each Inter-Col- 
legiate foot ball without extra charge. The only ball used in all 
match games between the" leading colleges. 

Used exclusively by all the leading universities, colleges and 
athletic associations in the United States and Canada. 



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"Ten Minutes' Exercise 
for Busy Men" 

By Dr. Luther Gulick, is one of tne 
most complete and perfect books that 
has ever been published on the sub- 
ject of self-development. This book 
is edited and arranged by Dr. Gulick, 
with the distinct understanding that 
it will take the place of the many 
so-called "mail order schools" of 
physical education and will be itself 
a complete school of physical educa- 
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sires to become a physically perfect 
man or woman. The course is ar- 
ranged in five series : Indian Clubs, 
Dumb Bells, Chest Weights, Free 
Work and Wands, and so arranged 
that, if carefully followed, in the 
course of a few months one will be- 
come perfect physically. 

The book has been submitted to 
leading American physical educa- 
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one of the best books on the subject 
ever offered to the public. In pur- 
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a chance with $5, $10 or $20, but 
you are positively obtaining a publi- 
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materially benefit your health. Illus- 
trated with 90 pages of half-tones of 
photographs posed especially by an 
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A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

Gentlemen — I wish to thank 
you for the perfect shoes and 
boxing gloves that you furnished 
me for my fight with Mr. Fitz- 
simmons, and also to give you 
my endorsement for the suoerb 
quality of these goods. I shall 
expect to use them in all my 
future contests. 

Yours very truly, 



\ Handsomely Illustrated Catalogue of Athletic S 

"» Goods Mailed Free to any Address. j 



A. G- SPALDING & BROS. 

CHICAGO DENVER 

BALTIMORE 



NEW YORK 

BUFFALO 




Rose Villa, Bensonhurst, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1902. 
A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

Gentlemen— You no doubt have seen by the Associated Pre s dispatches 
that I am matched with James J. Jeffries to contest for the championship of 
the world during the month of May, next. I am going to make an earnest 
effort to win back the championship, and want to be in fine fettle when I 
enter the ring. I have always used your gloves in every important battle, 
and as I can find nothing that can compare with the Spalding gloves and 
striking bags you make, I want you to forward at once a set of (5) ounce 
"Specials," and a set of the ten-ounce training gloves. 

I am going to have Gus Ruhlin assist me in training, and when I get well 
under way, will forward an additional order, so that I may not be handicapped 
for want of apparatus. 

Kindly forward bill, and I will send a New York draft to balance account. 
With regards, 

Yours very truly, 



&jtf fe^+m**** 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER 

BUFFALO BALTIMORE 




Messrs. A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

Gentlemen : Received the express package containing set of 
five-ounce Contest Gloves and the hand-sewed striking bag. To 
make a long story short, will say that they are simply perfect. 
The gloves are made of the nicest material I have ever used in 
my long career, and I am satisfied that the oil-tanned leather will 
be a great improvement, and that the inter-lining will add greatly 
to the durability and strength of the gloves 

I will most certainly use them in all my contests, for it is 
almost an impossibility to hurt one's hands when encased in a 
glove made on these lines. 

The bag is a marvel for speed and answers all the requirements, 
being light, perfectly shaped and durable. 

I heartily recommend both articles as the best of the kind I 
have ever used. 



Very truly yours, 



oy^^sg^t^^ 



Middle-weight Champion of the World. 



A. G, SPALDING & BROS. 

NEW YORK CHICAGO DENVER 

BUFFALO BALTIMORE 




Messrs. A. G. Spalding & Bros. 

Gentlemen — After a careful trial, taking everything into consideration, I 
have no hesitancy in saying that the five-ounce Contest Gloves, made by 
you, are the best I have ever seen or used. 'I showed them to Mike Donovan 
of the New York Athletic Club, and Bob Armstrong, and they, too, pro- 
nounce them great. The idea of their being leather lined, and the new 
thumb, are a big advantage, as it enables one to hit without endangering 
his hands, and especially one who hits as hard as I do, is far less liable to 
hurt his hands, when properly fitted with gloves. 

The striking bag is what the " doctor ordered," and you cannot improve 
on it. It is fast, durable and perfect in every way and you are to be con- 
gratulated on perfecting the articles in question. 

Wishing you success, I remain, 

Very truly yours, 



*zJL**ri'*sdJ^ ^J-a^tA^^ 



A. G 

NEW YORK 

BUFFALO 



SPALDING & BROS 

CHICAGO 



DENVER 
BALTIMORE 



A. G. Spalding & Eros. 

Gentlemen — I have carefully 
inspected the glove you are man- 
ufacturing, called the "Spalding 
Special" Contest Glove, and after 
a thorough examination must con- 
fess it is by far the most com- 
fortable glove I have ever had on 
my hand. It possesses all the 
requirements and I am fullysatis- 
fled it will gain universal recog- 
nition and will be adopted by all 
the promoters throughout the 
country. The idea of being 
made of special kid leather, and 
also being lined with a special 
tanned perspiration proof leather, 
makes it doubly strong, for it 
can stand any amount of rough 
usage without becoming unfit for 
use, as in most instances, after a 
glove becomes wet with perspir- 
ation, it stretches and gets out of 
shape and is utterly worthless. 
I gave the glove a thorough 
trial and am confident you have 




Copyright, iqoi, by J. Hall, 
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hit the nail on the head, and have no hesitancy in recommending the 
article in question to 
those who are inter- 
ested. 

Yours very truly, 



^^t^zp (&#1yfafL ~ 



tt-athcr-ivcight Cham- 
pion of the World. 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



NEW YORK 

BUFFALO 



CHICAGO 



DENVER 
BALTIMORE 



Spalding's Boxing Gloves- 

Cut illustrates the patent palm 
lacing and patent palm grip 
referred to in descriptions of 
following boxing gloves. With 
these improvements we be- 
lieve our line is absolutely the 
finest on the market. The 
patent palm lacing insuring a 
snug fit at all times is a very 
valuable feature, and the 
patent palm grip, we know, 
will be appreciated by those 
who want gloves that are up- 
to-date in every particular. 

No. ii. Corbett Pattern, 
large 7 oz. glove, gam- 
bia tan leather, padded 
with best curled hair, 
patent palm lacing, 
padded wristband, pa- 
tent palm grip Sub- 
stantially made 
throughout for hard 
usage. Per set, $4.50 

No. 9. Regulation 5 oz. 
glove, otherwise same 
as No 11. Set, $4 50 

No. 13. Corbett pattern, 
olive tanned leather, 
well padded with hair, 
patent palm lacing and patent palm grip, leather lined and 
bound, ........ Per set, $4.00 

No. 15. Corbett Pattern, soft tanned leather, well padded with 
hair, patent palm lacing and patent palm grip. Per set, $3.00 




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The Spalding "Championship 
Boxing Gloves 



Us:d and Endorsed by the Champions of the World 



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The Spalding "Championship Gloves" are endorsed by all champions 
and have been exclusively used for years in championship contests and 
in training. The material and workmanship are of highest quality, the 
fit is perfect, and by their peculiar construction, absolutely prevent any 
chance of injury to the hands or wrists. Each set is carefully inspected 
before packing, and guaranteed in every particular. Made in three 
sizes, in sets of four gloves. 

No. 115. The Spalding "Championship" Glove, 5 oz. Set, $6.00 
No. 116. The Spalding "Championship" Glove, 6 oz. Set, 6.00 
No. 118. The Spalding "Championship" Glove, 8 oz. Set, 6.00 



The Spalding "Special," No. 2X8 

Same style as our Championship Gloves, but not quite so high a quality 
in material or workmanship. 

No. 218. The Spalding "Special." . . Per set, $4.00 

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— Spalding's Boxing Gloves— 



REGULAR PATTERN 





No. 25. Regular Pattern 

No. 23. Regular Pattern, outer hand- 
piece of olive tanned leather; grip 
and cuffs of darker shade; hair pad- 
ded and patent palm lacing. $1 50 

No. 24. Regular pattern, outer hand- 
piece of dark wine color tanned 
leather, grip and cuffs of darker 
shade; hair padded, elastic wrist- 
band. . . . Per set, $1.00 



No. 23. Regular Pattern 
soft tanned leather, patent pah 



No. 25. Youths' size, regular pattern, 

lacing Per set, $1.25 

No. 26. Youths' size, regular pattern, dark tanned leather, elastic wrist- 
band Per set, $1.00 



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SPALDING'S 
REGULATION HAND BALLS 




No. i. Match Balls, regulation size and 

weight, leather cover $1.00 

No. 2. Expert, leather cover 75 

No. 4. Amateur, leather cover. . . .25 
No. 5. Rubber hand ball 25 



Irish Regulation 
D ACE izc B LACK ACE nr 

Red Rubber Ball, JJ U Black Rubber Ball, JJ L| 



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Mailed Free to any address on application. 



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ST. LOUIS BOSTON BUFFALO BALTIMORE 

KANSAS CITY DENVER MINNEAPOLIS MONTREAL, CAN. 

LONDON, ENG. 



The Spalding "Shamrock" Hockey Stick 







These sticks are 
j made of the finest 
; selected Canadian 
rock elm, only the 
most perfect ones 
being selected at our 
factory to be finished, 
stained and polished. 
No detail of manu- 
facture has been 
neglected in making 
them up, and we 
recommend them 
without reserve as 
the most perfect 
sticks on the market. 

J No. 2=0. Each, 75c. 



Endorsed by the Victoria Team of 
Winnipeg, Champions of the 
World 

"The Spalding Championship 
Hockey Stick furnished our team is 
the best stick we have ever used. It 
is used by us in all our matches, and 
we strongly recommend it to all 
players." 

V..C. S. ARMYTAGE. 



Endorsed by the Shamrocks of 
Montreal, the World=Famous 
Team 

" I hereby"-certify that the Spald- 
ing Championship Hockey Stick is 
the only stick used by our club, and 
we consider it the best we have ever 
played with. We recommend it to 
all players." 

HARRY J. TRIHEY. 



A. G 

New York 

Baltimore 



SPALDING &■ BROS 
Chicago 



Denver 
Buffalo 



The Spalding "Championship" Hockey Stick 

Made of the finest 
selected Canadian 
rock elm, and exclu- 
cively used and en- 
dorsed by the Victoria 
team of Winnipeg, 
champions of the 
world, and by the 
famous Shamrock 
team of Montreal, for- 
mer champions. These 
sticks will not fray at 
the bottom where the 
sticks come in contact 
with the ice, and will 
retain their shape 
under all conditions. 
The very important 
matter of weight and 
balance has been care- 
fully considered, and 
the " Spalding Stick " 
is much lighter, yet 
stronger, than any on 
the market. Forward 
and Defence Sticks 
on hand at all times. 

No. O. Spalding " Championship " Stick. . . Each, 50c. 

Spalding's " Regulation " Stick 

No. 1. Made of selected and well seasoned timber, and on the 
same lines as our best grade stick. . . . Each, 50c. 

Spalding's " Practice " Stick 

No. 2. Made of good quality timber. Regulation size. A very 
serviceable stick. ...... Each, 25c. 

Spalding's Youths' Stick 

No 3. A very strong and serviceable stick for boys. Painted 
red Each, 25c. 




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HE A. G. Spalding Auto- 
graph Base Ball Bat was 
introduced last season 
and made a pronounced hit with 
the leading batsmen. In quality 
of material and every other nec- 
essary requisite for a first-class 
article we believe it to be the 
best bat ever turned out. It has 
proven exceedingly popular, and 
this season we have added some 
new styles that will interest the 
ballplayer. The models are those 
used by the best players, and the 
autograph stamped on each is a 
guarantee that every one has 
passed the closest inspection and 
is perfect — judged according to 
our knowledge of base ball play- 
ers' needs — gained after an ex- 
perience of twenty-seven years 
in the manufacture of base ball 
bats. 

Spalding's handsomely illustrated 
catalogue of athletic goods sent free 
by mail on receipt of application 



Tape 
Handle 



Combed 
Handle 



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THE timber is seasoned for 
three years, not kiln-dried, 
but seasoned in open 
sheds; then, after a general in- 
spection, it is passed under the 
critical eyes of men trained in a 
factory particularly well equip- 
ped for turning out this class of 
goods. We know of nothing 
that can be done to make an in- 
spection more rigid, and place 
these bats before our customers 
as the finest in every particular 
that we can turn out. 



Tape Wound Handle... $1.00 

Pitch Twine Wound 1 ~~ 

Handle *- UU 

Combed Handle (patented *js 

roughening process) • a %J 

Plain Handle 75 



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by mail on receipt of application 



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If you have an old 
batthatisjust right, 
or a broken bat that 
you wish dupli- 
cated, send it to us 
and we will make you an ex- 
act duplicate at the regular 
price of $1 00 each. We will 
keep the model of your bat at 
our factory, so that you can 
re-order at any time. Our 
highest quality bats are made 
from the very best selected 
second growth white ash, 
grown on high land and 
under no circumstances do 
we use swamp or lowland 
ash in these bats. 



Our bats are made under the supervision of Jack Pickett who 
has been identified with base ball for the past sixteen years, 
having played with the National, Eastern and Western Leagues. 
Mr. Pickett is undoubtedly one of the best judges of base ball bats 
in the country and is thoroughly familiar with the players' wants. 
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Spalding's Official League Ball. Used exclusively by the National 
League, Minor Leagues, and by all Intercollegiate and other Associa- 
tions for over a quarter of a century. Each ball 
wrapped in tinfoil and put in a separate box, and 
sealed in accordance with the regulations of the 
National League and American Association. War- 
ranted to last a full game when used under ordinary conditions. 
Spalding's Official Boys' League Ball. Combining all the excel- 
lent qualities of our National League Ball, and is carefully made in 
every particular. It is especially designed for junior 
clubs (composed of boys under sixteen years of age), 
and all games in which this ball is used will be recog- 
nized as legal games, the same as if played with the 
Official League Ball. Each ball put up in separate box and sealed. 

A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 

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THE SPALDING 

PERFECTION 

CATCHERS' MITT 




"POR years our No. 7-0 Mitt has been considered 
as near perfection as it was possible to come 
in making an article of this kind. The leather is of 
finest quality calfskin, padding of best felt hair ob- 
tainable, and every other detail of manufacture has 
been carefully considered, including patent lace 
back with rawhide lacing. Thumb isVeinforced and 
laced, double row of stitching on heel pad and strap- 
and-buckle fastening at back. 



No. 7=0 



$6.00 



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St. Louis Boston • Buffalo 

Denver Minneapolis Kansas City 

London, England 



San Francisco 
Baltimore 
Montreal, Can. 




Spalding's 

44 League " 

Mitt 

Made of green, 
special tanned 
1 e a t h e r, very 
soft and pliable, 
heavily padded. 
An old favorite. 

No. 5-0. 
Each, $4.00 

Spalding's No. O Mitt 

Face, sides and finger-piece made of velvet 
tanned boulevard and back of selected asbestos 
buck, well padded. Well known for reliability. 

No. O. Each, $2.50 



Spalding's No. OA Hitt 

Extra large and heavily padded. Velvet tan- 
ned boulevard and a special tanned leather finger- 
piece and back. Extremely well made, 

No. OA. Each, $2.00 

We have equipped the above mitts with strap-and-buckle fastening 
at back. They have double row of stitching on heel pad, are re- 
inforced and laced at thumb, and have our patent lace back as an 
additional feature. 

A. C. SPALDING & BROS. 

New York Ch.cago Philadelphia San Francisco 

St. Louis Boston Buffalo _ Baltimore 

Denver Minneapolis Kansas City Montreal, Can. 

London, England 



SPALDING'S SUN PROTECTING MASK 




SPALDING'S SPECIAL 
LEAGUE MASK 

BLACK ENAMELLED 

Made of extra heavy 
and best annealed steel 
wire. Fittings of best 
quality throughout. 

No. 2-0. Each, $2.50 



Finest steel 
wire, extra 
heavy black 
enamelled; our 
patent sunshade 
protects the 
eyes without 
obstructing the 
view. 

No. 4-0. 
Each, S4.00 




No. 2=0 



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Spalding's Inflated Body Protectors 

This is the only prac- 
tical device for the 
protection of catchers 
and umpires. The 
styles listed belcw are 
made of the best rub- 
ber, inflated with air; 
light and pliable, and 
do not interfere with 
the movements of the 
wearer under any 
conditions. When 
not in use the air may 
be let out and the 
protector rolled in a 

very small space. 
Particular attention is 
called to our Boys' Protector, the price of which 
is now only $2.00, placing it within reach of all. 
No. O. League Catchers' Protector. $5.00 
No. I . Amateur Catchers' Protector. 3.50 

No. 2. Boys' Catchers' Protector. 2.00 

Spalding's Pitcher's Box Plates 

Made in accordance 
with National League 
regulations and of 
extra quality white 
rubber. Complete 

with pins. 
No. 3. Each, $6.00 




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Denver 



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Chicago Philadelphia 

Boston Buffalo 

Minneapolis Kansas City 

London, England 



San Francisco 
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Montreal, Can. 



Spalding's 

Inflated 
|j Striking Bag 
Disks 




The above cut illus- 
trates our Inflated Door 
Braced Striking Bag 
Disk. As will be noted, 
the disk is bracketed out 
from a doorway bar, 
having a single overhead 
brace, which is screwed to the 
wall above the door. The door- 
way bar is made of iron pipe, 
having rubber cushions on ends. 
Turning the pipe causes the 
end sockets to spread, jammin_ 
the cushions against the sides of 
door and making the bar firm 
and rigid. The bar may also 
be used as a "chinning" hori- 
zontal bar. In ordering, state 
widthof doorway. 

No.BR, Without bag, $10 03 



The above cut illus- 
trates our Wall Braced 
Inflated Striking Bag 
Disk. 

No. E-R. 

Complete, without 

bag, $7.50 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



NEW YORK CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 

ST. LOUIS BOSTON BUFFALO 

KANSAS CITY DENVER MINNEAPOLIS 

LONDON, ENG. 



SAN FRANCISCO 
BALTIMORE 
MONTREAL, CAN. 



SPALDING'S NEW SOLID STRIKING BAG DISKS 

These disks are de- 
signed to fill the want 
for a low priced article 
ot durable, substantial 
construction. While 
they lack some of the 
distinctive virtues of our 
inflated disk in point 
of design, quality and 
workmanship, they are 
much superior to any 
other kind at equal cost, 
and being so compact, 
are considerably less 
noisy than the large 
gymnasium disk. It is 
strongly braced, and 
perfectly solid, afford- 
ing the best possible 

striking surface for the 

. , t ^fe^^ Patent applied for. 

bag obtainable from a 

wooden platform, and what is of more importance, it will stay solid. 

The above cut illustrates our Adjustable Solid Striking Bag 

Disk. This is in every way similar to No. AR, excepting the 

inflated feature. 

No. C-R. Complete, without bag, $7.50 

Send for Spalding's handsomely illustrated catalogue. Will be mailed free 
to any address. 




A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



NEW YORK 
ST. LOUIS 
KANSAS CITY 



CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 
BOSTON BUFFALO 

DENVER MINNEAPOLIS 
LONDON, ENG. 



SAN FRANCILJO 
BALTIMORE 
MONTREAL, CAN. 



SPALDING'S NEW DOORWAY GYMNASIUM 

Combines a striking bag with gloves, upper chest exerciser, and 
back and loin exerciser. The bag is suspended from the ends of 
four elastics, and no matter how hit always flies back to the centre. 




Complete with extra quality striking bag, durable elastic cord, noise- fr / (]A 
less pulleys and striking bag gloves. j_VJ__ 



A. G. SPALDING & BROS. 



NEW YORK 
ST. LOUIS 
KANSAS CITY 



CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA 
BOSTON BUFFALO 

DENVER MINNEAPOLIS 

LONDON, ENG. 



SAN FRANCISCO 
BALTIMORE 
MONTREAL, CAN. 




Spalding's 
New Regulation Bags 

New Regulation Style, olive tanned 
leather cover, double stitched, one- 
piece top and welted seams; reinforced 
loop. This bag is particularly adapted 
for quick work. 

No. 12. Each, $4.00 

New Regulation Style, made of spe- 
cially tanned glove leather, substan- 
tially put together, one-piece top and 
welted seams, double stitched and re- 
inforced throughout. 

No. 10. Complete in box. Each, $3.00 

New Regulation Style, made of fine maroon tanned leather; 
well finished one-piece top and welted seams. 

No. 17. Complete in box. Each, $2.50 

New Regulation Style, extra fine grain leather cover; one- 
piece top and well made throughout. 

No. 16. Complete in box. Each, $2.00 

New Regulation Style, olive tanned leather cover, with one- 
piece top and welted seams. 

No. 15. Complete in box. Each, $1.50 

New Regulation Style, light russet tanned leather cover; 
one-piece top and welted seams. 

No. 14. Complete in box. Each, $1.00 



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Spalding's Double End Bags 




No. 6. Extra fine olive tanned leather cover, double stitched, welted seams, 
and reinforced one-piece top. Extra well made throughout. . . Each, $4.00 

No. 5. Regulation size, specially tanned glove leather cover, one-piece top, 
welted seams, double stitched and substantially made. . . . Each, $3 50 

No. 4^5. Regulation size, fine maroon tanned leather, one-piece top and welted 
seams. Well finished throughout Each, $3.00 

No. 4. Regulation size, fine grain leather cover and well made throughout, one- 
piece top, reinforced, double stitched. Each, $2.50 

No. 3. Regulation size, substantial red leather cover, one-piece t jp, reinforced 
and welted seams Each, $2.00 

No. 2 l /i. Medium size, good quality dark olive tanned leather, well put to- 
gether, one-piece top and welted seams Each, $1.50 

No. 2. Medium size, good light russet tanned leather, substantially made, two- 
piece top, double stitched Each, $1.00 

Each bag complete in box, -with bladder , rubber cord for 
floor, and rope for ceiling attachment 

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BUFFALO BALTIMORE 




SPALDING'S 

TENNIS 

RACKETS 



The Tournament 

Modeled after design of promi- 
nent player. Finest white ash 
frame with mahogany throat 
piece and taped bow. Best 
white gut stringing, combed 
mahogany handle, leather cap- 
ped. Finished with high polish. 

No. I I. Each, $6.00 



The Varsity 

A well made racket at a popular 
price. New model. Finely fin- 
ished white ash frame and ma- 
hogany throat piece. Strung 
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HOW TO BECOME A BOXER 

For many years publications have 
been issued on the art of boxing that 
to a certain extent did not enable the 
novice nor the youth to become pro- 
ficient in the manly art. There is 
probably no man in America better 
qualified to teach boxing than Prof. 
William Elmer, and in his book on 
the subject he goes into it very ex- 
haustively. The book contains about 
seventy full page illustrations, show- 
ing how each blow is to be made, 
how to attack and how to defend 
yourself. It shows how the hands 
must be held and the positions to 
take, with descriptions that are so 
accurate that any boy can take them, 
open them up and with a young friend 
become proficient. Besides being a 
fully illustrated book on the art of 
self-defence, it contains nearly all 
the photographs of the leading Amer- 
ican boxers and the positions they 
take, which in itself is instructive ; 
the different rules under which all 
contests are held, and articles which 
will interest anyone on the question 
of physical education. In order to 
make this publication the most ac- 
curate one issued, Prof. Elmer had 
his sparring partner posed personally 
for all the illustrations. 

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No. 143— Indian Clubs and 
Dumb-Bells. Written by J. H. 
Dougherty, amateur champion 
of America. Clearly illustrated. 

No. 144 — How to Punch the 
Bag. One of the best of indoor 
exercises. Every movement 
shown. 

No. 146— Hoiv to Play Roller Polo. Contains 
the official rules, pictures of leading players, ete, 

No. 148— Official Roque Guide. The officia- 
publication of the National Roque Association 

No. 149— Hoiv to Take Care of the Body. A 
book for all who value health. 

No. 152— Table Tennis. How to play told very 
accurately; strokes illustrated by an expert. 

No. 153— Official Intercollegiate A. A. A .Hand- 
book. Contains official rules that govern inter- 
collegiate events and all intercollegiate records. 

No. 154— Field Hockey. To those in need of 
vigorous and healthful out-of-doors exercise, 
the game is recommended highly. 

No. 155 — How to Play Golf. 
Photographic interview with Jas- 
Braid, champion of England. H. ^,.. 
Vardon tells how to play the game, / \\J 
with illustrations; rules, pictures."^ 

No. 156— Athletes 7 Guide. One 
of the most complete on the subject 
that has ever appeared. Valuable advice, im- 
portant A. A. U. rules and their explanations, 
how to train, ^tc. The illustrations comprise 
many photos showing champions in action. 

No. 157 — Hozv to Play Lawn Tennis. By J. 
Parmly Paret. A complete description of lawn 
tennis is given ; lessons for beginners and in- 
structions for making every stroke. 

No. 158 — Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic 
Games. Compiled by Prof. A. M. Chesley, the 
\\«ell known Y.M.C.A. physical director. Valu- 
able to indoor and outdoor gymnasiums, schools, 
outings, and gatherings where there are a num- 
ber to be amused. Rules for over 100 games. 

No. 159— Official Foot Ball 
Guide. Edited by Walter Camp. 
The only publication containing 
the official rules under which 
every game is played. .Illustra- 
tions of over 2,500 players, and 
articles of interest. 

No. 1G0— Official Basket Ball Guide. By G. T. 
Hepbron. Photos of the leading amateur teams, 
basket ball in the East and West, official rules. 

No. 161— Ten Minutes 1 Exercise for Busy 
Men. By Dr. Luther Gulick, one of the foremost 
exponents of physical culture. A concise course 
of physical education for home use which ren- 
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No. 162— How to Become a 
Boxer. A book that is sure to 
fulfil all demands. Contains over 
100 pages of illustrations snowing 
all the latest blows from photo- 
graphs posed by Prof. Wm. El- 
mer and partner. They are so 
arranged that any two boys can 
become proficient boxers by following them 
closely. Pictures of leading American boxers are 
included. Every boy should have this book. 

No. 163— How to Become a Bowler. By S. 
Karpf, Secretary of the American Bowling Con- 
gres. Official rules and articles of interest. 

No. 164— How to Play Foot Ball. By Walter 
Camp. How the game should be played, how 
signals are given, training, etc. 

No. 165— Fencing: Any boy, by following the 
diagrams can become an expert with the foils. 

No. 166 — Ho%u to Swing Indian 
Clubs. By Prof. E. B. Warman, the 
well known exponent of physical 
culture. The most complete work ' 
on this special subject ever issued. 
By following the diagrams carefully 
anyone can become an expert club 
swinger in a short time. 

167— Quoits. By M. W. Deshong. The most 
complete book on the game published ; illustra- 
tions of difficult plays and portraits of experts. 

No. 168— Official Athletic Almanac. Com- 
piled by J. E. Sullivan. It is the only annual 
publication now issued that contains a complete 
list of amateur best-on-records. Illustrated. 

No. 169 — Indoor Base Ball. Amer- 
ica's national game is now vieing with 
other outdoor games as a winter pas- 
time. This book contains the playing 
rules, pictures of leading teams, and 
interesting articles on the game. M. 
S. Walker of the West Division, H. S., 
Chicago, contributes an article on the 
game for women. 
No. 170— Push Ball. This game is # played 
with an air-inflated ball six feet in diameter, 
and weighing about fifty pounds. A side con- 
sists of eleven men. It has met with instant 
favor since its introduction, and now no school 
or athletic club is complete without one. 

No. 172— Spalding's Official Base Ball Guide. 
Edited by Henry Chadwick, the " Father of 
Base Ball," is the official publication of base 
ball. Complete records, pictures of champion 
teams, official rules and special articles. 

No. 175 — Spalding 1 s Lawn Ten- 
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statistics, photographs of leading 
players, special articles on how to 
play the game, review of import- 
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the leading makers of the world. It is the highest award given for any exhibit 
and is exclusively granted for the best goods in that particular class. 




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Stadium of the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. Spalding's athletic goods are 
standard of quality and officially recognized as such by the leading governing 

bodies. 

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